Mixed equilibrium problems with Z*-bifunctions and least element problems in Banach lattices

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to study the relations among a mixed equilibrium problem, a least element problem and a minimization problem in Banach lattices. We propose the concept of Z*-bifunctions as well as the concept of a feasible set for the mixed equilibrium problem. We prove that the feasible set of the mixed equilibrium problem is a sublattice provided that the associated bifunction is a strictly α-monotone Z*-bifunction. We establish the equivalence of the mixed equilibrium problem, the least element problem and the minimization problem under strict α-monotonicity and Z*-bifunction conditions.